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New Class of Drugs Prevent Migraines and Offer Hope
A new class of drugs shows promise in stopping migraines before they start. The drugs have cut the number of migraines in half among...
Peanuts May Lower Your Risk of Dying From Cancer, Diabetes & Heart Disease
Nuts and peanuts may protect against several major causes of death, according to a study that began in 1986 involving 120,000 Dutch adults.
A paper...
Nail Salon Owners Clear the Air for Their California Workers
Some nail technicians in California are breathing easier, thanks to a project dedicated to clearing the air in popular “mani-pedi” salons.
The California Healthy Nail...
Go On… Let Dogs Lick You, It’s Good For Your Health
Could it be Lucy had it all wrong when Snoopy kissed her? She panicked over his “dog germs,” running around and shouting, “Get hot...
NYC Plants Hundreds of Curbside Gardens to Soak Up Storm Runoff
Some 250 gardens appeared suddenly along corridors like the one in Brownsville, Brooklyn, planted with flowers, grasses and small trees.
"In what officials have billed...
Texas Unveils Statue of Wrongly Convicted Man
"Even while imprisoned for a rape he didn't commit, Tim Cole never stopped acting like a big brother," reports CNN
Cole was a student at...
Hair Transplant Doctor Revives Dead Boy After 3 Minutes of No Breathing
An 11-year-old boy, who had died in his mother's back seat on the way to the hospital after an asthma attack, was revived on...
London Marathon Breaks All-Time Charity Fund-raising Record
The London Marathon's claim to fame is not the speed of the runners, but the generosity of their record-breaking charity pledges.
As the world's greatest...
Find Health and Happiness on a Walk in the Woods
Do you want to be happier, healthier, and smarter? I have just the prescription for you: add a daily dose of nature to your...
New Clean Air Act Protections Tackle Deadly Mercury Pollution from Dirty Power Plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday announced the first-ever national standards to reduce dangerous mercury, arsenic and other toxic air pollutants from power plants....
U.S. Aims to Slash Emissions from Oil, Gas Industry
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued draft rules on Thursday that would cut toxic emissions, which contribute to smog and asthma, by nearly 25...
Be it Depression, Heart Trouble or Arthritis, Fish Oil Helps
These days, many people are taking fish oil supplements, which contain Omega 3 fatty acids, driven by the research data that proves that these...
Senate Rejects House Attempt to Roll Back Environmental Laws
The U.S. Senate yesterday rejected the House of Representative’s attempt to roll back some of the nation’s laws protecting public health and the environment....
Medical Miracle as Adopted Son Gets to Repay Mom With a Kidney
Facing 7 or 8 years on the organ donor waiting list, an ailing Massachusetts mom, having exhausted all possibilities for kidney matches with blood...
10 Major New Health Reform Benefits Take Effect Today
Major new health insurance reform benefits take effect today. Starting today, insurers will be required to: Keep you covered when you get...
IPhone App Scans Food For Better Health
A new iPhone app dissects packaged food ingredients to provide information on harmful additives, toxic ingredients and genetically modified foods. The iScanMyFood app was...
Life Expectancy Up, Thanks to Cleaner Air
Steps to curb air pollution in the United States are paying off, helping to dramatically increase average life spans, a new study says. ...
Ten Extraordinary Americans Recognized for Innovation in Health Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced the 2008 recipients of its Community Health Leaders Award for individuals who overcome the odds to improve...
‘Getting Dirty’ May Help Depressed
"People who suffer from depression could benefit from getting "dirty," according to new research. Bacteria found in soil has the same uplifting effects as...
States Take the Lead on Health Care Reform
Massachusetts has accomplished the improbable: It got Democrats and Republicans to agree on how to provide nearly every resident with health insurance. And it...